Sivananda Yoga Yatra​

Spiritual Pilgrimage to India

Connect your inner journey to the motherland of yoga

The Yoga Yatra is much more than a journey – it’s a spiritual pilgrimage to the living sources of yoga, to the sacred places where this ancient tradition was born.

This pilgrimage, organized once a year, will take you for 17 days in the footsteps of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda, guided by experienced Swamis and Acharyas from the European Sivananda Centres and ashrams.

From Vrindavan, the devotional heart of India, to the sacred peaks of Badrinath, passing through the banks of the Ganges in Rudraprayag and Swami Sivananda’s ashram in Rishikesh – each stage of this pilgrimage is an immersion in the spiritual energy that permeates these places.

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What you will experience

  • Collective sadhana – Daily satsangs, yoga and meditation practice, mantra chanting, spiritual teachings
  • Connection to the lineage – Walking in the footsteps of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda
  • The energy of sacred places – Ancient temples, meditation caves, banks of the Ganges, Himalayan peaks
  • Spiritual guidance – Led by experienced Swamis who know these places and this tradition deeply
  • Inner transformation – A rare opportunity to connect with the spiritual roots of yoga in their original context

The pilgrimage highlights

Rudraprayag – The beauty of the Ganges and the Himalayas

At the confluence of two sacred rivers, in a place imbued with the spiritual currents of generations of yogis. Daily yoga practice facing the Ganges, visits to sacred temples, immersion in the purity of the Himalayas.

Badrinath – Stairway to the Divine

At 3,100 meters altitude, one of the highest shrines in India. A place of grace and austerity where the spiritual power of the sacred mountain touches you deeply.

Rishikesh – The world source of yoga

Visit to Swami Sivananda’s ashram, where he spent nearly four decades in intense spiritual practice and from where he spread the message of yoga to the entire world. Meditation at Ananda Kutir, the Master’s cottage by the Ganges.

Vrindavan – The devotional heart of India

Seven days of spiritual retreat in the sacred atmosphere of Vrindavan, with a week of teachings from the sacred scriptures set to music. Chanting, ceremonies, ancient temples and celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights.

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